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February 22nd, 2013

February 22, 2013

I was in Walgreens on 13th Ave. in Fargo. I like to shop local when I can but I had an eye emergency. I needed solution for my contacts. We were in Fargo to see a movie and I got a piece of hair stuck to my contact. The fur from my collar was shedding apparently. Iâ€™m a responsible and reliable thinker-aheader. I carry pert-near everything I could possibly need with me in an extra bag in our vehicle. I learned that when I first became the Blonde on the Prairie.

February 21st

February 21, 2013

The Barnes County Office of the North Dakota State University Extension Service offers more than agricultural programs; it also offers a variety of programs for the community along with a wellness program for Barnes County employees.

Ellen Bjelland, Barnes County Extension Agent, in conjunction with City County Health, is coordinating a program to help county employees be healthier and save the county money.

February 20th

February 20, 2013

Planned entertainment for the North Dakota Winter Show, scheduled for March 4 to March 10 in Valley City, will cover the gamut, with activities aimed at men, women and children.

The first scheduled entertainment event will be Country Hoedown Day, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 5. In return for a $20 admission fee, visitors will be able to attend the festivities featuring The Shadows, Cowboy Poet Rod Nelson, and the quartet Adapt.

February 20, 2013

Barnes County Commissioners approved the countyâ€™s financial statement for the period ending in Dec., 2012 and moving $100,000 each from the general fund into the corrections and the homeland security funds, during its regular meeting on Tuesday.

The financial statement, presented by accountant Harold Rotunda, shows that the countyâ€™s general fund had an ending balance of $1,748,200.
â€śThe county is in pretty good shape,â€ť Rotunda told commissioners.

February 20, 2013

Local law enforcement officials encourage motorists to stay off roadways during no travel advisories and to travel safely during travel alerts. Law enforcement agencies responded to numerous accidents Monday during blizzard-like conditions.

Bryan Niewind, captain for the North Dakota Highway Patrol southeast region, said the NDHP and North Dakota Department of Transportation has a three-prong approach when it comes to notifying the public of dangerous conditions and they donâ€™t take travel advisories lightly.

February 19th

February 19, 2013

A Valley City man and two Fargo residents were all treated for minor injuries at Essentia Hospital in Fargo after a Sunday collision on Interstate 29 between the car being driven by the Valley City man and a parked North Dakota State Patrol police interceptor.

According to Highway Patrol Captain Bryan Niewind, the only person not injured in the 4:07 p.m. crash at exit 50 on Interstate 94 northbound was Trooper Joel Liebl.

February 19, 2013

During the early days of the North Dakota Winter Show, it wasnâ€™t uncommon for a stray bull to run loose on Main Street in Valley City during the agriculture show. Jim Nelson, chairperson for the rodeo committee, said now that all the livestock for the rodeo are housed at the Winter Show main arena, that isnâ€™t a problem anymore â€” but the event remains just as popular.